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2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Georgetown, Southwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Southwestern accumulate an average of around $27,739 in student debt.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general education programs. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
Arizona 859
Oklahoma 234
New Mexico 219

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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